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SUNY Oswego, moving to increase already substantial opportunities for student research and creative projects, has established an office to provide support and pique student interest in hands-on, faculty-mentored work.Read more

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Seven former standout athletes at SUNY Oswego joined the ranks of 82 other accomplished individuals who have been voted into the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame, forever solidifying themselves in the college’s athletic history. Read more

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Theater performance: "Becoming Harriet Tubman"

The theatrical storytelling presentation allows the audience to follow the development of little Araminta Ross as she becomes the iconic heroine Harriet Tubman. Five characters, all played by Natalie Daise, share their perspective on the events that shaped Harriet. Coded message songs, as well as a haunting melody by Kim and Reggie Harris, add texture to her unique and uplifting story. $15 ($5 for SUNY Oswego students), including parking in the Culkin Hall lot (E-6) and nearby lot E-18. 312-2141. http://www.oswego.edu/arts.

Theater performance: "Becoming Harriet Tubman"

The theatrical storytelling presentation allows the audience to follow the development of little Araminta Ross as she becomes the iconic heroine Harriet Tubman. Five characters, all played by Natalie Daise, share their perspective on the events that shaped Harriet. Coded message songs, as well as a haunting melody by Kim and Reggie Harris, add texture to her unique and uplifting story. $15 ($5 for SUNY Oswego students), including parking in the Culkin Hall lot (E-6) and nearby lot E-18. 312-2141. http://www.oswego.edu/arts.

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EducationPh.D. The University of Chicago: 2012.M.A. The University of Chicago: 2005.B.A. The University of Michigan: 2003.Areas of SpecializationEarly America, Native American history, comparative history of European empires and colonies in the early modern Atlantic world.Selected Publications "Le Sueur in the Sioux Country: Rethinking France's Indian Alliances in the Pays d'en Haut". Atlantic Studies (2013), Vol. 10, No. 1, 35-50."'Gascon Exagerrations': The Rise of Antoine Laumet (dit de Lamothe, Sieur de Cadillac), The Foundation of Detroit, and the Origins of the Fox Wars" in French and Indians in the Heart of North America, 1630-1815. (Michigan State University Press, 2013), 77-112."The Straits of Empire: French Colonial Detroit and the Origins of the Fox Wars". Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Chicago Department of History (2012)."Beneath the Rising Sun: 'Frenchness' and the Archaeology of Desire". International Journal of Historical Archaeology (2008) 12:370-387. (With Shannon Lee Dawdy)."The French Colonies," Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History, Volume 1, 1500-1783, Andrew Robertson, ed. (New York: CQ Press, 2010).

CoursesU.S History to 1865Colonial AmericaNative American HistoryThe Atlantic WorldThe Frontier in American History and Culture